Vancouver

Two solo shows at the Contemporary Art Gallery complement each other in poetic ways  Pieces by artists Nancy Holt and Erin Shirreff address the role photography may play in realizing an artist’s intentions.  The Georgia Straight, May 7, 2013

Emily Carr University of Art and Design presents The Show For sheer, mind-blowing variety, head down to the grad exhibition at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design, now dubbed, simply, The Show. In it, this year’s design, media, and visual-arts graduates seem to leave no material unused.  The Georgia Straight, May 9, 2013

Toronto

Toronto Friends of the Visual Arts has announced its 2013 awards to be presented tonight in Toronto One Artist Prize goes to Public Studio, a collective consisting of Elle Flanders and Tamira Sawatzky.  The other Artist Prize goes to Jennifer Rose Sciarrino, who works in sculpture, installation and photography.  Canadian Art May 9, 2013

Ai Weiwei sculpture Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads will be displayed in Nathan Phillips Square  Ai is also subject of survey at the Art Gallery of Ontario, According to What?  Toronto Star, May 9, 2012

Iris Haussler has channeled multiple fictional characters to bring you her art. Now, the big reveal: Herself   “Also Known As É” on view at the Daniel Faria Gallery to May 11.  Toronto Star, May 6, 2013

New York

Sotheby's Pulls In $230M In Impressionist/Modern Art Sale "The first of the big spring auctions began Tuesday night at Sotheby's, where paintings and sculptures by Cézanne, Braque and Léger topped expectations as bidders from 35 countries put money on their walls rather than in the shakier financial markets." The New York Times, May 8, 2013

Cooper-Hewitt Museum Announces Winners of 2013 National Design Awards  Among the ten 2013 recipients, James Wines, founder and president of the architectural studio SITE, has been honored with a lifetime achievement award; Studio Gang Architects, a Chicago-based collective of international architects, designers, and thinkers, has won in the architecture design category; and Aidlin Darling Design has been recognized for its interior designs.  Artforum, May 9, 2013

A tale of two art worlds  Two mammoth sculptures by the American artist Paul McCarthy straddle New York's rivers this week..  The Art Newspaper, May 9, 2013  

Frieze New York's Sophomore Outing: A Preview  Discussing Frieze's inaugural outing last year, Chouakri recalled that, partly due to the setting, "people were scared and wondered if it would work. Now, it feels like part of the city."  Art in America, May 9, 2013

By Design | A Bar That’s Also a Piece of Art  At the Hôtel Americano in Chelsea, a visually stunning installation by the German artist Tobias Rehberger.  New York Times, May 8, 2013

London

Original Miniature Of Elizabeth I Surfaces At Estate Sale "The National Portrait Gallery has spent £329,000 on a postcard-sized painting about which it knows almost nothing, except that it is more than 400 years old, exquisitely painted, and outrageously flattering. Elizabeth I was in her late 50s, and losing teeth and hair, when the image of a girlish round-faced queen, dazzling in cloth of gold and diamonds, was created." The Guardian (UK) 05/08/13

International

Your Thievin’ Art? At Play in the Field of Fair Use Your mug shot. Your profile picture. Your breakfast table. Is anything safe from appropriation artists?  ARTnews, Mau 9, 2013